What does jocularity mean?
Jocularity means Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour..
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/ˌd͡ʒɑkjəˈlɛɹɪti/ · noun
Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour..
It should seem he had that day been in a humour for jocularity and merriment, and upon such occasions I never knew a man laugh more heartily.
[…] Cristal Nixon at that moment rode up to them, and said, with an affectation of jocularity which sat very ill upon his sullen features, […]
All were armed with pistols, and there was a small armoury of rifles against a wall. “Guns,” I said with fearful jocularity, “in a holy place?”
Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities.
Use jocularity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jocularity means Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour..
Common synonyms include jokefulness, jest, joke, jocosity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It should seem he had that day been in a humour for jocularity and merriment, and upon such occasions I never knew a man laugh more heartily.
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